Atlanta Braves Blog
In a few weeks Brandon Beachy will come off the disabled list ready to assume his role as a Braves starter. Beachy had Tommy John surgery 11 months ago, and his rehab is a little ahead of schedule. Beachy had a solid rookie year in 2011, and then last season in 13 starts he had [...]
Braves starter Tim Hudson won his 200th game last week against the Washington Nationals, and today was awarded the National Player of the Week honor for the week ending May 5. Hudson went on to beat the Mets on Sunday to notch his 201st win and finish a perfect, 2-0 for the week. Not only [...]
Atlanta Braves outfielder Justin Upton is only 3 home runs away from tying the all-time April record for home runs. Upton now has 11 home runs this season, Albert Pujols (2006) and Alex Rodriguez (2007) are tied for the all-time record with 14. Upton has already eclipsed the Braves all-time record for April homers. His [...]
Atlanta Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez will be managing his seventh big league season in 2013. He managed the Marlins from 2006-2009, and of course, the Braves in 2011 and 2012. The 2013 Atlanta Braves season will bring Gonzalez’s biggest expectations ever as a major league manager. Gonzalez has been good in his big league managing [...]
Juan Francisco and Chris Johnson are the two top candidates to man the Braves third base position this season. Most likely in some sort of platoon situation, although the Braves have hopes that one or the other can step up and play well enough to win the full-time job. But could there be a dark [...]
Braves catcher Brian McCann will face major challenges this season, and he will be facing them with a surgically repaired right shoulder that most likely won’t be 100% until the 2013 season is well underway. McCann didn’t have a “Brian McCann” type season at the plate in 2012, when he hit only .230, with 20 [...]
Atlanta Braves manager, Fredi Gonzalez, sent out a message to a couple players this week. Gonzalez was miffed that utility infielder Tyler Pastornicky, and outfielder Jordan Schafer, were not at spring camp early. Both Pastornicky, and Schafer, live in Florida, so Gonzalez couldn’t understand why they hadn’t arrived in camp by Wednesday, even though Thursday [...]
Chipper Jones, Martin Prado, David Ross and Michael Bourn have all left the Braves, and it is always difficult to see players move on to other teams or retirement. In addition to performing well on the field, they were all popular in the clubhouse. Chipper Jones has been thought by many to be the most [...]
A few weeks ago, Braves farm hand Evan Gattis was all the rage in the media. His colorful personal journey was told, and re-told, and his daily exploits in the Venezuelan league were tracked like the Dow Jones. We learned that the 6’3″ 235 pound Gattis was nicknamed El Oso Blanco “The White Bear” by [...]
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